Unlike vitamin D recommendations by the Institute of Medicine, the Clinical Practice Guidelines
by the Endocrine Society acknowledge body weight differentials and recommend obese …

Glia modulate neuronal activity by releasing transmitters in a process called gliotransmission.
The role of this process in controlling the activity of neuronal networks underlying motor …

Purpose: Persons with a developmental disability have the lowest rate of labour force
participation relative to other disabilities. The widening gap between the labour force participation …

BACKGROUND: Escalating health care spending is a concern in Western countries, given
the lack of evidence of a direct connection between spending and improvements in health. …

Key points The ventilatory response to reduced oxygen (hypoxia) is biphasic, comprising an
initial increase in ventilation followed by a secondary depression. Our findings indicate that, …

Introduction Patient engagement in youth mental health research has the potential to inform
research on the interventions, services and policies that will benefit youth. At present, there …

Background Early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) enables access to
early interventions for children. We assess the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)’s ability …

Background Mercury vapor poses a known health risk with no clearly established safe level
of exposure. Consequently there is debate over whether the level of prolonged exposure to …

ATP released during hypoxia from the ventrolateral medulla activates purinergic receptors (P2Rs)
to attenuate the secondary hypoxic depression of breathing by a mechanism that likely …

Economic evaluation is a tool used to inform decision makers on the efficiency of comparative
healthcare interventions and inform resource allocation decisions. There is a growing …